【题目】阅读理解
You have probably been told by your high school instructor that writing is an important and practical skill. However, you may not be convinced that the ability to write will be important in your own future. If so, you will be surprised at the results of a recent survey by the National Institute of Education. More than four thousand working men and women who had graduated fifteen years earlier were asked to name the courses they would have taken in college if they had known better. The designer of the survey expected people to name courses in computer science, mathematics, or business. But the course most often mentioned was writing.
If you already have a job, you are probably not surprised at their answers. Many jobs require the ability to write. Despite the increasing use of the telephone and the computer, much information must be communicated in writing.Some ten million people—managers, engineers, sales representatives, and many others— write regularly as part of their jobs. Summaries, reports, reports, letters and speeches are required in today's work world. The ability to write, therefore, is an important skill. The successful individual is almost always the one who can communicate successfully in writing.
Writing communicates your thoughts and feelings to others; it also tells you something about yourself. Maybe this is what Eldridge Cleaver had in mind in his autobiography, “I started to write... to save myself...I had to seek out the truth... I had to find out who I am and what I want to be ,what type of man I should be ,and what I could do to become the best of which I was capable.”
（1）Why does the author say writing is very important?
A.Because it is a required course at high school and college.
B.Because it is a way to communicate your thoughts.
C.Because it is an important skill for many jobs.
D.Because it shows your good quality.
（2）The survey conducted by the National Institute of Education shows that.
A.more than 4,000 working people value the course of writing
B.many people regard computer science as a useful course
C.some people would study business if they had a chance
D.most people consider writing to be an important course
（3）The author suggests thatneed to communicate a lot in writing.
A.mangers
B.engineers
C.sales representatives
D.all of the above
（4）Why is Eldridge Cleaver's autobiography mentioned in the passage?
A.To clarify what writing means to people.
B.To show what good writing is.
C.To encourage people to write.
D.To provide evidence for the survey.

【题目】短文改错。假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有5处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词。2. 只允许修改5处，多者（从第6处起）不计分。
On Wednesday morning, Tom was walking along the street while suddenly he heard two shots, which came from the bank. He ran to the bank and see a man coming out . The man was short and fat with red hair. He had a bag of money and a gun in his hands. The man ran away and was disappeared behind a bus. That afternoon Tom went see a film. He saw the robber again and phoned the police. They caught the robber. What an exciting day for Tom! The bank gave him $1,000 for a reward.

【题目】阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “ We won't 1 drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your safe belts fastened.” Many passengers became 2 , talking about it with each other. At once it became 3 in the plane.
Soon, lighting 4 the darkening skies, and within moments the 5 was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was 6 up by the storm; the next, it was thrown as if it were to 7 onto the ground. All the passengers were 8 . Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The 9 seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could 10 it through the storm.
Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean 11 to her. She was 12 , looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 13 again, but she never showed a (n)14 of worry or fear. The little girl wasn't afraid at all 15 all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her, the girl smiled at me and said, “ Don't worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”
When the plane was out of 16 , I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in 17 . “I said my father would take us home safely.”
Many kinds of storms may 18 us: diseases, difficulties… They can easily darken our skies and 19 our planes into hard times. Let us 20 : Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.
（1）A.serve B.take C.get D.sell
（2）A.excited B.comfortable C.happy D.nervous
（3）A.noisy B.quiet C.warm D.cold
（4）A.broke out B.came about C.lit up D.gave off
（5）A.ship B.plane C.train D.seat
（6）A.lifted B.cut C.turned D.shut
（7）A.jump B.fly C.land D.drop
（8）A.surprised B.scared C.glad D.interested
（9）A.weather B.question C.future D.action
（10）A.make B.reach C.win D.finish
（11）A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
（12）A.funny B.frustrated C.sad D.calm
（13）A.talk B.read C.play D.sleep
（14）A.book B.story C.expression D.impression
（15）A.and B.when C.so D.since
（16）A.order B.date C.fashion D.danger
（17）A.turn B.time C.return D.front
（18）A.trouble B.help C.encourage D.stop
（19）A.introduce B.invite C.throw D.change
（20）A.ask B.remember C.explain D.wonder

【题目】语法规律提炼题组(一)
A. until B. before C. since D. that
（1）It was a month he left the city where he was born.
（2）It is a month he left the city where he was born.
（3）It was a month later he left the city where he was born.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划—横线，并在该下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When I was in Junior Middle School, I once quarrel with my favorite teacher Mr. Yang because he criticized me strictly. Before that, I was so ashamed that I had no courages to see him again. To my surprised, Mr. Yang found me or apologized to me for his sharp words the next day. He had said he could understand why I was so angry at that moment. Mr. Yang also hoped I could understand that he was so strict with me if he thought I should have behaved better. How he had said made me very touching. Therefore, I was determined to let him down any longer.

【题目】短文改错。假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
Dear John,
Yesterday I had read a notice on the Internet. You wanted to look for a Chinese friend online who can actual help you learn the Chinese language, cultures or customs.
I'm looking forward to be your friend on the Internet but I wonder whether or not you would like to accept me. If I become our friend on the Internet, I'll try my best to help you for Chinese in my spare time. At same time, I'll introduce some cultures and custom of China to you step by step.
So if you are interesting in this, please let me know your QQ number and I really expect what we can make good friends soon.
Love,
Li Hua

【题目】任务型阅读
You know that you have everything to be thankful for：a loving family，a pretty good job，and a healthy working body．Still，you keep feeling that what you have just isn't enough．Sure，you can be happier by making some life changes． It will make you more likely to start enjoying that sunshine instead of complaining（抱怨）about sunburn．
Live in the present．
The people who are the happiest with their lives are able to enjoy and hug the present moment． Focus on what the day will bring you instead of what happened yesterday or what you'll be able to change about tomorrow.
Though your life may not be perfect in the moment，there are surely some things that you can be very grateful for，whether it's your loving family，your amazing friends，your health，your cool new job，or your amazing home．You probably don't have all of these things but surely there are a few things you can remind yourself to be grateful for every single day．
Stop comparing yourself to others．
Stop thinking about how big your neighbor's house is，how great your friend Jack's job is，or how perfect your best friend's relationship is．You'll never get anywhere if you compare yourself to others．
Hang out with people who are satisfied with their lives．
Surround yourself with people who are good influences．They will show you that there are all kinds of ways to be happy，and will maybe even give you some tips for how to walk to difficult situations． They are more likely to come up with some reasons to be unhappy．
A．Be grateful for what you have．
B．What if there is a major obstacle (障碍）standing in your way?
C．Take some time to enjoy exactly what you're doing right now．
D．The easiest way to be satisfied with your life is to adjust yourself positively．
E．Avoid people looking for reasons to be upset with their life．
F．But if you drop comparing completely，you'll only be doing yourself a favor．
G．Get regular exercise with friends every day．

【题目】阅读理解
After suffering through many months of unemployment (失业). my wife and I moved this week from Colorado to Ohio. where she was starting a new job. Not knowing anybody there. we were pretty concerned about how we'd get our entire home unloaded (卸下) without killing ourselves.
We made a phone call to hire (临时雇用) a couple of college students to help with all the heavy lifting once we got there. But one neighbor after another stopped by to help us. What ? Have we moved to some other country ? Maybe we've died and gone to heaven!
Unloading actually became fun and joy because there were so many wonderful new friends to help when we worked. The more people helped. the easier the work became. We were afraid the job might take days for the two of us alone. but it was finished in a few hours. Many total strangers would either walk by the sidewalk or drive by to ask us if we were moving in. Many were happy that this old house that had sat empty for so long was coming to life again. We were invited to an outdoor meal yesterday by neighbors on the same street.
All the time. my brain was resting on this new sense of hope that people can be so friendly to strangers. Among all the conversation were lots of offers to help each other in all kinds of ways. It's wonderful to live in such a kind little town. I feel so grateful to be here. and wish the rest of the world could see how an entire community can model (做榜样) what it's like to help each other.
（1）The author and his wife moved to Ohio because________.
A.they liked moving from one place to another
B.they were both out of work in Colorado
C.the students of his wife were living there
D.his wife had found a new job there
（2）From the underlined part , we can learn when offered help , the author felt________.
A.grateful
B.surprised
C.bored
D.crazy
（3）We can learn from the passage that the author's neighbors________.
A.thought it hard work to move in
B.were curious about the newcomers
C.were glad that the old house would have its new owner
D.hired two college students to help him
（4）According to the passage , which of the following is TRUE?
A.The author has many old friends in Ohio.
B.It took the author and his wife days to get home unloaded.
C.The author and his wife invited the neighbors to a dinner.
D.The author is very satisfied with his new home and new neighbors.
（5）It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A.we don't know what is good until we have lost it
B.kindness is the sunshine of social life
C.where there is a will. there is a way
D.there is no place like home

【题目】阅读理解
Great speakers are not born but made. You too can become a good orator by taking up the public speaking courses. Those who are incapable of speaking in front of the public can't come up in their life. The art of public speaking must be practiced by everybody who wants to reach great heights in their career. A lot of public speaking courses are available on the Internet. Choosing the best course that is right for you may be difficult but not impossible.
The basic motive of public speaking courses should be to train you to become a public speaker and improve your skills of delivering a public speech. The course should first educate you with the principles of public speaking and tell you how to overcome stress and anxiety. By overcoming fear, you will be able to deliver your presentation clearly to your audience.
A speaker can have a great influence on the audience with his body language and your public speaking course should tell you the gestures on stage that can attract the audience. Non-verbal communication also has a major role to play in delivering a speech effectively to a group. Though body language is important, the content and the natural use of words are what the audience are closely caring about. Public speaking courses should give tips in using the right words at the right time.
Even though you have prepared well, the real success of public speaking lies in the way your speech is delivered. Public speaking courses will train you to present the contents in a lively manner impressing the audience. Your presentation should be professional and stylish. You can add humor or interactive sessions (互动环节) to your presentation to gain the audience attraction.
（1）If you want to become a good speaker you should______.
A.be born an excellent one
B.practise speaking in public
C.attend all kinds of courses
D.make a search on the Internet
（2）From the public speaking courses you can learn______.
A.the skills of listening to a public speech
B.the rules of attending a public speech
C.the importance of your presentation
D.how to keep calm while giving a speech
（3）You can draw the audience's attention to your speech by______.
A.using non-verbal communication
B.getting rid of your fear and nervousness
C.following the public course
D.speaking in a loud voice
（4）What can be used to replace the underlined word “delivering” in Para 2?
A.make.
B.have.
C.making.
D.having.
（5）Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A.What to look for in the public speaking courses.
B.Some golden rules of giving a good speech.
C.It is easy to find the speaking courses online.
D.Some useful tips of delivering a public speech.

【题目】阅读理解
Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? What about traveling into the future? There's an easy way to do it. One way you can make a time travel journey is by writing a letter to your future self to be opened in the future. To your future self, the letter will be a visit from the past.
What can be gained by writing a letter to yourself? Depends on how good your letter is. You have the chance to say something to your future self. What would you want to say? You'll be able to talk to yourself 5,10,15 years down the road. There may be instructions for your future self, or you may have goals that you will want to reach.
There are a lot of things you could include in your letter or letters to yourself. The more you include, the better the letter will be to you. Be creative with what you put in your letter. Include a picture of yourself or family to show the period from which the letter came.
You can store your letter in many different ways. You can give your letter to a friend or family member to keep and mail to you. If you can get others to take part, have them write letters to themselves as well and ask someone to be the letter holder until it's time to send the letters. You can also use a service online to store your letter and e-mail it to you. Ready to write to yourself two and a half years down the road?
（1）How can you travel into the future?
A.By traveling back in time.
B.By paying a visit to the future
C.By opening a letter from the past.
D.By writing a letter to your future self.
（2）If you want to gain more in the future, you should_________.
A.have the chance to say something to your future self
B.talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road
C.write more about instructions for your future self
D.include as many things as possible in your letter
（3）Why do you put a picture in your letter?
A.To check up on your goals.
B.To share your feelings with your family.
C.To show the time when the letter was written.
D.To find out your thoughts and feelings now.